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Christie vs. Conservatives

Before the George Washington Bridge scandal enveloped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the 2016 White House hopeful's biggest problem was winning over social conservatives. Maybe it still is.

Mr. Christie, who also heads the Republican Governors Association, holds moderate positions on guns and global warming and Common Core, which annoys many GOP voters. And the governor's attitude toward more conservative gubernatorial prospects isn't helping. When asked last month whether the RGA would help Republican candidate Rob...